Obituaries
Ronald Landry
Dec 22, 2019
Ronald Robert Landry
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ronald R. Landry on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Rev. Fr. Gary Schexnayder will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at a later date in the St. Landry Cemetery.
Ronald...
Runnie Bordelon
Dec 19, 2019
Opelousas - Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 23, 2019 for Runnie Fontenot Bordelon at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church. The Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will officiate the Mass. Inurnment will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington.
Runnie Fontenot Bordelon, age 79 and a resident of Opelousas,...
Lona Robertson Lassere
Dec 16, 2019
Funeral services for Lona Robertson Lassere will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2019 in the Julius J. "Skip" Montet Chapel at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Homes of Opelousas. The Reverend Benny Reppond will conduct the service. Private family burial will take place at a later date.
Visiting will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday until...
Nellie Jane Duplechain
Dec 14, 2019
A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM for Nellie Jane Duplechain on Sunday, December 22, 2019 in the First Baptist Church of Krotz Springs. Brother Allan Myers will conduct the service.
Nellie was born on January 23, 1956 in Monroe, LA and died on December 14, 2019.
She is survived by her husband...
Leona Lavergne Elkins
Dec 13, 2019
Opelousas – Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 for Leona Lavergne Elkins at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Deacon Dwayne Joubert will officiate the services. Rite of Committal will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Church Point.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 from 9:00 a.m....
Anna Dunbar
Dec 12, 2019
Opelousas - Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2019, for Anna Lee Ortego Dunbar in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home. The Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will officiate the service. Rite of Committal will follow in Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Monday, December 16, 2019...
Zule Mae Lejeune
Dec 11, 2019
Krotz Springs - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 14, 2019 for Zule Mae LeJeune at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Krotz Springs. Reverend Michael DeBlanc will officiate the services. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Cemetery.
Ms. LeJeune, age 62...
Rita Joyce Schwartzenburg Shelton
Dec 10, 2019
Opelousas – Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 14, 2019, for Rita Joyce Schwartzenburg Shelton in the Skip Montet Chapel at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 9:00 AM until time of rosary at 12:30 PM. The Very Reverend Monsignor Keith J. DeRouen will conduct the service. Burial...
Julie H. Guidry
Dec 9, 2019
Julie H. Guidry, age 69, a resident of Krotz Springs, LA passed away peacefully on Monday, December 9, 2019 at Opelousas General Health System.
Julie was an EMT for Fire District 1. She enjoyed being outdoors fishing and tending to her roses and pecans. She loved her dogs Catin, Bear, Tiny and Meerkat. Most of all, she...
Joan Julia Cullen Brady
Dec 4, 2019
Joan Julia (Cullen) Brady, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother died peacefully early in the morning of December 4, 2019. She was 88 years old.
Joan was a graduate of West Chester University and did graduate studies at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. She taught school in Wallingford, Pennsylvania before devoting her life to her husband...
Julia Mae Brown Dupre
Dec 1, 2019
Opelousas- Visiting and Funeral services for Julia Mae Brown Dupre will be held from 9:00 a.m. until service time at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, December 6, 2019 in the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas, LA followed by inurnment in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. The Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will conduct the service.
Ms. Dupre, age, 84, who was...
Don L. Dugas
Nov 27, 2019
Opelousas -Funeral services for Don Louis Dugas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 1, 2019, in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Msgr. Russell Harrington will officiate the services. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas with military honors.
Mr. Don,...
Enola Marie Dupre
Nov 26, 2019
Opelousas - Funeral Services will be held on Monday, December 2, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. for Enola Marie Dupre at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Homes in Opelousas. Deacon Dwayne Joubert will officiate the services. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Monday, December 2, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m....
Rounie Beaugh
Nov 26, 2019
Opelousas - Funeral services for Rounie Reed Beaugh will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 1:00 PM. Visitation will begin at 9:30 AM until the time of the Rosary at 12:30 PM. Deacon Sammy Diesi will officiate the service. Burial will take place at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Beaugh, age 93, a resident of...
James "Jimmy" Hargroder, Jr.
Nov 20, 2019
Grand Coteau - Memorial Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, 2019 for James "Jimmy" Hargroder, Jr. at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Grand Coteau. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery.
James "Jimmy" Hargroder, Jr., age 52 and a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Wednesday,...
Janet Popps Comeaux
Nov 20, 2019
Melville - Funeral Services for Mrs. Janet Popps Comeaux will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 24, 2019, in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Melville. Rev. Russell Comeaux will officiate the services. Burial will follow in Baptist Cemetery in Melville.
Janet Comeaux, age 72, was a resident of Melville. She was a loving wife,...
Larry Mires
Nov 19, 2019
Larry Donald Mires, age 68, a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
Larry was a veteran of the United States Army who proudly served his country during the Vietnam War. He loved being outdoors hunting, fishing and camping. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and will be dearly missed by...
Shirley Kewley
Nov 18, 2019
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, November 23, 2019, for Shirley M. Kewley at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Reverend Gary Schexnayder will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery. Lectors will be Martha Hightower and Julie Ray.
Mrs. Kewley, age...
Delvin Darbonne
Nov 17, 2019
Lawtell - Mass of Christian Burial will be held 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 for Delvin Darbonne at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell. Reverend Father Ted Broussard will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Bridget Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas on Wednesday, November...
Purvis M. Wiggins
Nov 13, 2019
Krotz Springs - Funeral services will be held for Purvis Marvel Wiggins at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs. Brother Allen Myers will conduct the service. Burial will be held at Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas, LA.
Mr. Wiggins, age 95, a resident of Krotz Springs, passed away...
